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  • 'Heartbreaking' duty (Telling families of 86th Signal Battalion, 11th Signal Brigade)

    04/13/2007 6:31:35 PM PDT · by SandRat · 5 replies · 790+ views
    An emotional Angelica Watkins understands why her husband, Spc. Christopher Watkins of the 86th Signal Battalion, will have his deployment extended by three months, but it doesn't make it any easier. Watkins was at a meeting Thursday afternoon where families were briefed about the tour extensions. (Ed Honda-Herald/Review) Herald/Review FORT HUACHUCA — No extension orders have been received, but family members of the 86th Signal Battalion know their soldier spouses will be remaining in Iraq for an additional three months. While the extension is “heartbreaking,” Angelica Watkins said it’s part of military life. Her husband Christopher, who is a...